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The show won't go on: Tony Awards for Broadway theater postponed indefinitely

The annual Tony Awards ceremony celebrating the best in Broadway theater was postponed indefinitely on Wednesday, the latest big cultural event to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic.

  (Reuters)
Thu, March 26, 2020

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The show won't go on: Tony Awards for Broadway theater postponed indefinitely The annual Tony Awards ceremony celebrating the best in Broadway theater was postponed indefinitely, the latest big cultural event to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. (Shutterstock/lev radin)

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he annual Tony Awards ceremony celebrating the best in Broadway theatre was postponed indefinitely on Wednesday, the latest big cultural event to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic.

The awards ceremony had been scheduled to take place in New York City on June 7 and was to have been aired on CBS.

Broadway theaters were closed two weeks ago as part of the effort to contain the spread of the disease in what has become the epicenter of the US outbreak.

Organizers said in a statement that the Tony Awards "will be postponed and rescheduled at a later date. ... The health and safety of the Broadway community, artists and fans is of the utmost importance to us.

Read also: Broadway theaters forced to go dark on coronavirus fears

"We are looking forward to celebrating Broadway and our industry when it is safe to do so," the statement added.

The Tony Awards for plays, musicals, directors and performers are regarded as the highest honors in the American theater world.

Multiple cultural events involving large gatherings have been canceled or postponed in recent weeks, including France's Cannes film festival, the Glastonbury and Coachella music festivals in Britain and California, respectively, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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